RENO, Nev. – Nevada Athletics and the Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority (RSCVA) are proud to announce that the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships will be hosted by Nevada at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
 
It will mark the first time Nevada has hosted a conference indoor championship meet since holding the WAC Championships in both 2001 and 2002. The last time Nevada hosted a Mountain West championship event in any sport was 2019, when the baseball tournament was held at Don Weir Field at Peccole Park.
 
“Hosting major events and giving our student athletes the opportunity to compete at home in front of the Northern Nevada community was a priority when making this world-class track possible,” said Nevada Athletic Director Stephanie Rempe. “We are excited and thankful to partner with the RSCVA to host the Mountain West Championships and showcase Nevada’s College Town in a greater spotlight!”
 
The three-day championship is scheduled for February 26-28, 2026, and will bring together the top track and field talent from the Mountain West Conference. This marks the first time that Nevada has hosted Indoor Track and Field Championships since joining the Mountain West.
 

“In 2001, Nevada hosted the WAC Indoor Track & Field Championships in its first year in the conference at the Reno Livestock Events Center. Now, in 2026, we will host our first Indoor Track & Field Championship in 25 years. We are honored to serve as host of the 2026 MW Indoor Track & Field Championships,” said Nevada Track and Field Head Coach Shantel Twiggs.
 
The state-of-the-art Reno-Tahoe Indoor Track was opened in December 2024 and was host to four Nevada indoor meets throughout its 24-25 indoor season. The track builder, Mondo, has built every Olympic track for the last 40 years. The facility is World Athletics certified, and one of only three facilities certified to host high-level events on the West Coast. The facility also holds up to 1,200 spectators, making it the perfect venue to host competitions.
 
RSCVA President and CEO Mike Larragueta said, “The Reno Tahoe Indoor Track was built with the purpose of bringing large, national competitions to Northern Nevada. It’s an honor to welcome the Mountain West Conference Championships, in partnership with Nevada Athletics, to the only World Athletics certified indoor track in the state of Nevada. The Reno Tahoe Indoor Track is officially on the map.”
 
More details on event scheduling, tickets, and volunteer opportunities will be announced at a later date.
 

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Another conference championship brings some postseason honors for the University of Hawaii at Manoa men’s volleyball program.

Head coach Charlie Wade has been named Big West Coach of the year for the third time in the last four seasons.

On Saturday, the ‘Bows defeated longtime rival Long Beach State, and captured the conference title in a four-set thriller at the Stan Sheriff Center.

This is also Wade’s fifth straight regular season with at least 20 wins.

The conference win also means he passed Mike Wilton for winningest coach in program history.

Wade is now looking for a third national title, and the ‘Bows are the second seed in next week’s NCAA Championship tournament. They will play the winner of Daemen University verses Pennsylvania State University.

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LOGAN, Utah – Utah State track and field will compete at the Robison Invitational in Provo, Utah, from Wednesday to Saturday, April 30-May 3, while select throwers will head north to the Bengal Invitational in Pocatello, Idaho, on Friday and Saturday, May 2-3.
 
MEET INFORMATION
Robison Invitational
Date: Apr. 30-May 3, 2025 
Start: Wednesday @ 9:30 a.m.; Thursday @ 8:30 p.m.; Friday @ 12:05 p.m.; Saturday @ 11:50 a.m. (MT)
Site: Provo, Utah
Venue: Clarence Robison Track and Field Complex
Live Results: SportTrax
Competitions: Meet Schedule and Info
 
Bengal Invitational
Date: May 2-3, 2025 
Start: Friday @ 1 p.m.; Saturday @ 11 a.m. (MT)
Site: Pocatello, Idaho
Venue: Davis Field
Live Results: AthleticLIVE (link TBA)
Competitions: Meet Schedule
 
DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY ARTIE GULDEN
“It’s a quick turnaround from our home meet to this week at BYU. We are looking to solidify our conference roster after this week and it’s super important for us to keep the strong momentum we have leading into conference.”
 
RUNNING IT BACK
Utah State returns seven all-MW performers from the 2024 outdoor season as the Aggie men placed fourth at the MW Outdoor Championships with 118 points and the women finished fifth with 62.5 points.
  
Junior Logan Hammer won the conference title in the men’s pole vault with a Utah State-record clearance of 5.62 meters (18-5.25). Junior Javin Richards won two medals at the championships, finishing second in the pole vault with his mark of 4.97 meters (16-3.5) and third in the decathlon with 6,731 points. A trio of underclassmen earned all-MW honors, with sophomore Landon Bott claiming silver in the 800 meters by finishing in 1:49.52, sophomore Joseph Turner uncorking a throw of 55.39 meters (181-8) to place second in the discus and sophomore Walker Deede finishing runner-up in the javelin with a throw of 66.36 meters (217-8).
 
On the women’s side, senior Emma Thornley won bronze in the 10,000 meters with a time of 34.17.99. Senior Adi Nielson is the lone returning member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished third at the championships, clocking in at 3:39.88.
 
REWRITING THE RECORD BOOK
Utah State distance runners have set four school records during the 2025 outdoor campaign. At the Stanford Invitational on April 4, graduate Camren Todd shattered the USU record in the 10,000 meters with his finishing time of 28:10.91, a time 22.54 seconds faster than the record set by Luke Beattie in 2021. Junior Sarah Ellis became the first Aggie woman to break a school record in the 2024-25 campaign by running the 5,000 meters in 16:04.58, topping Mica Rivera’s time of 16:07.73 set in 2023. On April 16 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, Garnica broke the USU record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:33.91, topping graduate teammate Max Wehrli’s mark from the 2024 edition of the meet. Stanford’s track hosted another Utah State school record as Thornley topped Ellis’ 5,000-meter performance with her own time of 16:01.44 at the Payton Jordan Invitational.
 
RAISING THE BAR
Hammer, who holds the USU outdoor pole vault record, made Aggie history by clearing 5.50 meters (18-0.5) at the BYU Indoor Invitational on January 11, setting the Utah State indoor pole vault record. His mark bested the previous record of 5.45 meters (17-10.5), which was set by Lance White in 1994 and matched by Mark Calvin in 1998. Hammer broke his own record the following week by clearing 5.55 meters (18-2.5) at the Snake River Open on Jan. 17. At the Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invite on Feb. 1, Hammer broke both his own record and the George Nelson Fieldhouse record with his mark of 5.60 meters (18-4.5). On February 15, the Nampa, Idaho, product cleared 5.61 meters (18-4.75) at the Tyson Invitational to break the school record. Hammer tied his school record en route to a sixth-place finish at the 2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, earning first-team All-American honors. He joins White as the only USU men’s pole vaulters to earn both indoor and outdoor All-American honors.
 
On April 17, Hammer broke his own outdoor school record and Mountain West record at the Pacific Coast Invitational, clearing 5.68 meters (18-7.5), then broke it again two days later at the Beach Invitational with a height of 5.70 meters (18-8.25). Hammer currently has the top outdoor pole vault mark in the NCAA and the seventh-highest mark of any American, professional or collegiate, in 2025.
 
POLE VAULT U
Utah State pole vaulters have claimed eight top-10 placements in Aggie history so far in the 2025 track and field season. Hammer’s indoor school record of 5.61 meters (18-4.75) headlined a prolific indoor season that also saw Richards set the sixth-best mark in school history at the Tyson Invitational with a clearance of 5.25 meters (17-2.75) and junior Marshall Rasmussen set the seventh best with a height of 5.21 meters (17-1) at the MW Indoor Championships. On the women’s side, freshman Abbie Scott claimed the second-best height in Aggie history by clearing 4.11 meters (13-5.75) in her silver-medal performance at the MW Indoor Championships and freshman Lucy Jeppson set the fifth-best mark with her clearance of 3.88 meters (12-8.75) at the BYU December Invitational. Aggie vaulters have carried their momentum into the outdoor season, with Richards setting USU’s fourth-best mark of 5.30 meters (17-4.75) at the Bobcat Invitational, Rasmussen posting the seventh-best mark of 5.19 meters (17-0.25) at the UNLV Rebel ELITE, and Hammer twice breaking the outdoor school record at April’s Long Beach, California, meets.
 
BOUND FOR OREGON?
Heading into the week’s meets, Utah State has 16 individuals and relay teams that are in qualifying position for the NCAA West First Rounds, held in College Station, Texas, from May 28-31. Berths to the First Rounds are awarded to the region’s top 48 individuals and top 24 relay teams in each event. Aggie athletes in qualifying position are listed below with their converted marks.
 
USU Men:
 

Event	USU Athletes
100 Meters	36. Ayodele Ojo, 10.30.
800 Meters	11. Landon Bott, 1:47.11.
10,000 Meters	21. Camren Todd, 28:10.91.
3,000-Meter Steeplechase	9. Logan Garnica, 8:33.91; 32. Garrett Woodhouse, 8:46.89.
4×100-Meter Relay	20. Utah State (Diego Aguirre-Stewart, Daniel Chase, Mathew Hall, Ayodele Ojo), 39.65.
High Jump	22. Taite Priestley, 2.12 meters (6-11.5).
Pole Vault	1. Logan Hammer, 5.70 meters (18-8.25); 23. Javin Richards, 5.30 meters (17-4.5); 35. Marshall Rasmussen, 5.19 meters (17-0.25).
Long Jump	45. Samuel Beckwith, 7.44 meters (24-5).
Shot Put	46. Nate Franz, 17.92 meters (58-9.5).
Javelin	18. Walker Deede, 68.63 meters (225-2).

 
USU Women:
 

 
The top-12 finishers in each event at each of the NCAA West and East First Rounds will qualify for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships, held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, from June 11-14.
 
LAST MEET
Utah State captured 21 individual titles and 48 podium finishes at the USU-hosted Aggie Invitational on April 25-26, and the Payton Jordan Invitational on April 25. Aggie athletes tallied 11 performances across the two meets that ranked in the top 10 all-time in Utah State history, including Thornley’s school record in the women’s 5,000 meters.
 
FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can follow the Utah State track and field programs on X at USUTF_XC, on Facebook at USUTrack and on Instagram at USUTF_XC. Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on X at USUAthletics or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics.
 
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – It’s playoff time for boys high school volleyball when the state tournament begins next week.

But before that, there are scores to settle in the conference championships.

On Wednesday night, Hawaii News Now will broadcast the Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division 2 and Division 1 title matches.

The Division 2 matchup features a years-long rivalry between Hawaii Preparatory Academy and Parker School. Both are separated by just two miles.

Since they’re both in the conference final, both have qualified for the state tournament.

Parker, led by former UH Hilo national-championship-winning head coach Sharon Peterson, reached the final after a four-set battle against Kau Monday night.

It’s believed they’ve made states for the first time in school history.

“I tried to get the information, but I was told that way back when school started in ’76, they didn’t necessarily keep a lot of records,” Peterson said. “I may be wrong, but I think this might be the first team to go to the states. I‘m extremely proud of them. They’ve worked hard and they are most deserving.”

Right now, HPA is red hot, winning seven straight matches.

Head coach Daena Craven said the team embraces high-pressure situations.

“We talk about it in practice. Sometimes I push them probably a little bit too much, but it’s with that idea that we may go five and we’re gonna have to stay strong mentally, physically, all the things,” Craven said. “They buy in and they understand it and luckily, it’s worked out in our favor.”

The Division 1 showdown features Konawaena and Hilo. The Vikings are undefeated at 13-0.

We’ll have live coverage of both matches. You can catch all the action starting Wednesday at 5 p.m. on K5 and livestreaming online here.

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Via NCAA.com

The 2025 NCAA women’s water polo championship will be held May 9-11 at IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The championship qualifiers were announced in a selection show on  April 28 on NCAA.com.

Stanford, UCLA, Southern California and Hawaii are the top four seeds this year. Every match leading up to the national championship will be live streamed here on NCAA.com.

2025 NC women’s water polo championship bracket

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2025 NC women’s water polo championship schedule

*All times listed in Eastern Time

• Selection show | April 28
• Opening round game | May 7

  • Wagner vs. McKendree, 6 p.m.

• First round | May 9

  • No. 1 Stanford vs. TBD, Noon
  • No. 4 Hawaii vs. California, 2 p.m.
  • No. 2 UCLA vs. LMU (CA), 4 p.m.
  • No. 4 Southern California vs. Harvard, 6 p.m.

• Semifinals | May 10
  
• National championship | May 11
  

NCAA women’s water polo championship history 

UCLA won the 2024 NC women’s water polo tournament by knocking off California 7-4. 

Kenya’s national youth athletics teams reigned supreme, dominating the East African Regional (EAAR) Championships in Zanzibar, Tanzania, where they floored four other nations to bag a staggering 12 gold medals.

A single Kenyan athlete also clinched three gold awards, underlining the country’s growing dominance at the youth level.

The combined national men’s and women’s Under-18 and Under-20 teams, who jetted back on Sunday morning, April 27, emerged overall winners after edging out competition from four countries during the two-day EAAR Championships held at Zanzibar’s Amani Stadium from Friday, April 25 to Saturday, April 26.

During the event, which featured hosts Tanzania, Eritrea, Uganda, South Sudan and Kenya, the national youth teams scooped 12 gold, four silver and five bronze medals, topping the regional athletics table with a total of 21 medals to be crowned overall champions.

Speaking to People Sports, Kenya’s national U-18 and U-20 team leader of delegation cum Team Manager Joseph Ilovi attributed the country’s outstanding performance to the strong youth athletics foundation established by Athletics Kenya (AK).

“The Kenya government, through AK, has funded the establishment of 56 youth training camps across various counties such as South Rift, North Rift, Central Rift, the Kaptama camp in Mt. Elgon, three camps in Kisii, and others in far-flung areas like Garissa and Isiolo, where significant talent nurturing and development is taking place,” Ilovi explained.

He added: “During school holidays in April, August, and December, these youth athletes are kept busy training at the government-funded AK camps. When schools reopen, they continue with training as part of their co-curricular activities. That is why our youth athletes performed better overall at the EAAR Championships in Zanzibar.”

Ilovi further noted that the athletes who earned honours for Kenya were selected during the recent Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) national games held at Shanzu Teachers Training College (STTC) in Mombasa.

“After selection by AK at the end of the national KSSSA games, the athletes were put through rigorous preparation for two weeks before departing for Zanzibar for the EAAR Championships,” Ilovi said.

During the championships, Kenya’s Under-20 athlete David Kapaiko registered an outstanding performance, winning three gold medals in the men’s Under-18 category races—1,500m, 5,000m, and as a member of the 4x400m relay team alongside Daniel Wasike, Antony Lemoshira, and Nashon Kiech, who clocked 3:23.19.